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| From | Mark Warner <mhwarner.inhibitions@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.recovery.aa |
| Subject | Re: frequency |
| Date | 2026-06-28 13:02 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <nad2cdFgjsdU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <111p4ic$34poq$2@dont-email.me> <111r17l$3ip0u$4@dont-email.me> <111rfp9$3n54c$2@dont-email.me> <nacvf6Fg4ecU1@mid.individual.net> <111rje0$3obkb$1@dont-email.me> |
On 6/28/26 12:51 PM, badgolferman wrote: > Mark Warner wrote: >> On 6/28/26 11:48 AM, Charlie M. 1958 wrote: >>> On 6/28/2026 6:40 AM, S. LaRocca wrote: >>> >>>> Like you, it more of a habit, than need. Our Zoom group meets 3 >>>> times a week, I usually go twice, more because I like the >>>> before and after meeting, rather than the actual meeting. I'm >>>> not saying I don't get anything out of the meeting, just that >>>> it's not mandatory. >>> >>> I don't hear many people talk about it, but I strongly suspect a >>> lot of people had the same experience as me: Once COVID kept them >>> out of meetings for an extended period, they realized they didn't >>> suffer any negative effects, and either reduced their meeting >>> attendance or quit going to meetings altogether. >> >> I've seen a lot of that over the years, even without the Covid factor. >> >> People will tell you that those who relapse start by eschewing >> meetings and they then eventually pick up. How to we know? Because >> that's what everyone who comes back tells you happened. Of course we >> don't hear from those who get on with their lives and stay sober and >> don't feel the need to come back and tell us about it. > > So doesn't the experience of those who relapsed and came back matter... > or do you just care about the experience of people who don't report > what happened to them? > Sure it matters. As does the fact that many people get sober and give AA all the credit, but no longer feel that their continued sobriety and well being is dependent on AA participation. Truth matters, even the uncomfortable ones. If you've strung together a substantial amount of sober time and still think you could be struck drunk if you don't continue doing all the AA shit people say you need to do, then you're not doing it right. -- Mark Warner MX Linux KDE Registered Linux User #415318 ...lose .inhibitions when replying
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frequency badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-27 12:59 +0000
Re: frequency Ted H <theise@panix.com> - 2026-06-27 14:46 +0000
Re: frequency badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-27 16:45 +0000
Re: frequency "S. LaRocca" <blutofarts@bigwind.org> - 2026-06-28 06:34 -0400
Re: frequency Mark Warner <mhwarner.inhibitions@gmail.com> - 2026-06-27 13:39 -0400
Re: frequency badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-27 17:53 +0000
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-27 13:18 -0500
Re: frequency Mark Warner <mhwarner.inhibitions@gmail.com> - 2026-06-27 15:16 -0400
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-27 15:40 -0500
Re: frequency badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-27 21:11 +0000
Re: frequency "S. LaRocca" <blutofarts@bigwind.org> - 2026-06-28 07:28 -0400
Re: frequency Mark Warner <mhwarner.inhibitions@gmail.com> - 2026-06-27 19:44 -0400
Re: frequency "S. LaRocca" <blutofarts@bigwind.org> - 2026-06-28 07:35 -0400
Re: frequency "S. LaRocca" <blutofarts@bigwind.org> - 2026-06-28 07:19 -0400
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-28 10:44 -0500
Re: frequency "S. LaRocca" <blutofarts@bigwind.org> - 2026-06-28 13:46 -0400
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-28 13:01 -0500
Re: frequency Ted H <theise@panix.com> - 2026-06-29 14:20 +0000
Re: frequency Ted H <theise@panix.com> - 2026-06-28 15:06 +0000
Re: frequency "S. LaRocca" <blutofarts@bigwind.org> - 2026-06-28 06:39 -0400
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-27 13:25 -0500
Re: frequency "S. LaRocca" <blutofarts@bigwind.org> - 2026-06-28 07:40 -0400
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-28 10:48 -0500
Re: frequency Mark Warner <mhwarner.inhibitions@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 12:12 -0400
Re: frequency "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 16:51 +0000
Re: frequency Mark Warner <mhwarner.inhibitions@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 13:02 -0400
Re: frequency badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 18:22 +0000
Re: frequency Fred Exley <notreally@aol.com> - 2026-06-29 08:09 -0700
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-28 12:11 -0500
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-28 12:16 -0500
Re: frequency badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 18:23 +0000
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-28 13:45 -0500
Re: frequency badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 19:58 +0000
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-28 16:33 -0500
Re: frequency badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 21:56 +0000
Re: frequency "S. LaRocca" <blutofarts@bigwind.org> - 2026-06-28 18:40 -0400
Re: frequency badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 23:18 +0000
Re: frequency "S. LaRocca" <blutofarts@bigwind.org> - 2026-06-30 07:33 -0400
Re: frequency badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 13:10 +0000
Re: frequency Sharx335 <sharx35@telus.net> - 2026-06-30 07:26 -0600
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Re: frequency Fred Exley <notreally@aol.com> - 2026-06-30 09:23 -0700
Re: frequency Sharx335 <sharx35@telus.net> - 2026-06-30 07:25 -0600
Re: frequency Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> - 2026-07-03 21:51 -0700
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-28 21:39 -0500
Re: frequency badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-29 11:05 +0000
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-29 10:28 -0500
Re: frequency Ken <ken@example.invalid> - 2026-06-29 11:29 -0600
Re: frequency "Charlie M. 1958" <always@impaitient.com> - 2026-06-29 12:49 -0500
Re: frequency badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-29 21:38 +0000
Re: frequency Bob <anon@anon.com> - 2026-06-28 19:49 +0000
Re: frequency Mark Warner <mhwarner.inhibitions@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 13:31 -0400
Re: frequency "S. LaRocca" <blutofarts@bigwind.org> - 2026-06-28 13:39 -0400
Re: frequency Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> - 2026-06-27 14:20 -0700
Re: frequency Fred Exley <notreally@aol.com> - 2026-06-27 16:35 -0700
Re: frequency Bob <anon@anon.com> - 2026-06-28 12:56 +0000
Re: frequency "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 14:38 +0000
Re: frequency Bob <anon@anon.com> - 2026-06-28 16:20 +0000
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